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By Nickfromwales · Posted
"Tot ziens" Ventilation Land lol. God bless Google . I think it would be fair to show your appreciation by getting the next round in......only 21k+ members; probably arranging this to happen in a Weatherspoon's would be best for you -
By Nickfromwales · Posted
I always suggest to (tell) my customers to sit down with the builder, before they do anything, and set out your station. The builder will otherwise decide, if you appear to be a walk-over on day 1. They will assume fast=good; you can say "reasonable pace with a better eye of the quality and finish may cost another 5-10%, but I ACCEPT". Tell them that you're going to ask to have a framing level placed on the walls after they've been laid on, so they know that shite won't fly. Assume they'll do a good job, and you'll quickly find why folk say "assumption is the mother of all feck ups". Speak to the builders, they're human at the end of the day . Let the builder know that you're approachable, eg if more work needs doing to deliver a better end result. Employing a general builder, because their quote was the favoured one, isn't any means of a measure or guarantee as to what will be delivered, this needs to be managed (expectations from both sides) by you; if you wish to stand any chance of getting what you expect (want), then say this at the outset, not complain afterwards if you didn't ask what the quality / workmanship would be like. FYI, cement and skim are finishers not fillers, so a wall that's seriously out of plumb should probably have been dot & dabbed vs scratched and skimmed. -
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That phrase may stay in my mind.
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